plural lenses
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1 : a clear curved piece of glass or plastic that is used in eyeglasses, cameras, telescopes, etc., to make things look clearer, smaller, or bigger
glasses with thick lenses
a camera lens
Make sure the lens of the microscope is clean.
— see picture at CAMERA; see also CONTACT LENS, FISH-EYE LENS, OBJECTIVE LENS, TELEPHOTO LENS, ZOOM LENS
2 : the clear part of the eye that focuses light to form clear images